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#CFECFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#CFECFC is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #CFECFC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CFECFC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FCDFCF; it also sits naturally between #CFFCF5 and #CFD6FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFECFC · RGB 207, 236, 252

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Color values

HEX#CFECFC
RGB207, 236, 252
HSL201°, 88%, 90%
HSV201°, 18%, 99%
CMYK18%, 6%, 0%, 1%
XYZ73.30, 80.28, 103.73
Yxy80.28, 0.2849, 0.3120
CIE-Lab91.81, -6.19, -10.91
Hunter Lab89.60, -6.09, -11.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CFECFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFECFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFECFC

.text { color: #CFECFC; }
.background { background-color: #CFECFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFECFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 236, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFECFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 236, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFECFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 236, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFECFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFECFC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFECFC

#A4DBF9#7ECCF7#52BBF4#2CACF2#0E97E1#0C7AB6#096190#064465#042A3E#010D13

Tints of #CFECFC

#D4EEFC#D4EEFC#D9F0FD#D9F0FD#DDF2FD#E2F4FD#E2F4FD#E7F6FD#E7F6FD#ECF7FE

Tones of #CFECFC

#D2EBF9#D5EAF6#D9E9F2#DCE8EF#DFE7EC#E2E6E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCDFCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFECFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFECFC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CFECFC: ·

How #CFECFC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DCDCF8Deuteranopia · #DAD8F7Tritanopia · #D0F5F4

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFECFC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffbe91
#FFBE91 · #FFDDB0 · #FFFCE1 · #CFEBFF
Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Palette D4ebf8
#D4EBF8 · #1F509A · #0A3981 · #E38E49
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #CDE8F6 · #D195F9 · #0033C7
Ocean Cold
#03045E · #0077B6 · #00B4D8 · #CAF0F8

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CFEBFF#CAEDFF#D4EBF8#D1E9F6#CDE8F6#CAF0F8#D1F0F5#C7EEFF#CFECF3#CDF5FD#D3F4FF#CBF1F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFECFB  ·  #CFECFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFECFC?

#CFECFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 236, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFECFC?

#CFECFC is RGB 207, 236, 252 — HSL 201°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 18%, 6%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CFECFC?

Its complement is #FCDFCF; analogous partners are #CFFCF5 and #CFD6FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFECFC for text?

Black text on #CFECFC has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.